Expressive Watercolor Portraits

Brainstorming Ideas Compositions

A course by Arthur Braud , Visual Artist and Photographer

97% positive reviews (154)

3,815 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Brainstorming Ideas Compositions

Overview

“In this lesson, we will create a word web to help cultivate creativity and ideas. We will practice exploring different concepts by starting with the word flower. We will utilize this word and ask ourselves questions that provoke deeper thinking and emotional responses.”

In this video lesson Arthur Braud addresses the topic: Brainstorming Ideas Compositions, which is part of the Domestika online course: Expressive Watercolor Portraits. Explore color, composition, and technique to create captivating portraits with a powerful message.

Partial transcription of the video

“Brainstorming Ideas Compositions In this course we will be using our past experiences to manifest creative ideas for our painting. There'll be less focus on proportions and more on the colors, the techniques and the moods we choose. All of these will come together in conveying our overall message. I've chosen a portrait that is going to allow us to practice all the techniques we'll talk about in this course. In this lesson I'll show you how you can take one word and turn it into many different ideas. The word I've chosen to dissect today is "flower". I wanna talk about flowers because I thi...”

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Course summary for: Expressive Watercolor Portraits

Level: Beginner
97% positive reviews (154)
3815 students
4 units
19 lessons (4h 13m)
14 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Fine Arts, Painting, Portrait Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Arthur Braud

A course by Arthur Braud

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Visual Artist and Photographer

Arthur Braud is a Vietnamese-American artist born and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. Deeply influenced by portraiture artists such as Lucian Freud & Giacometti, Braud mastered observational drawing techniques in graphite and charcoal before moving on to painting with oil, acrylic, and watercolor.

Arthur’s work juxtaposes the ideas of beauty and devastation, focusing on the psychological state of humanity to connect individuals through visual representation. He has participated in over twenty gallery showings, including the Grand Rapids Art Prize, and has curated several exhibitions in locations throughout the USA. He currently resides in Chicago, where he works as a portrait photographer, teacher, and participant in creative fairs and events.